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CHAPTER 116: AFTER THE BUZZER

Author: Santana Fox
last update publish date: 2026-10-10 22:44:19

JAXSON'S POV

My team swarmed me before I even got my glove off. James grabbed me around the neck first, then half the bench piled on until I could barely stand. Somebody hoisted me up on their shoulders and the whole arena roared louder.

"Captain! Captain! Captain!" they chanted, banging their sticks against the ice.

Cameras flashed from every direction as parents and students crowded the glass to get a shot. Coach walked over grinning, something I had never once seen from him all season, and c
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